{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-73.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 73.001","heading":"ELECTION REQUIREMENT.","body":"If a new county is organized, the county judge who conducts the election for officers for the new county shall order an election for the location of the county seat. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as an election for county officers.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES","CHAPTER 73. LOCATION OF COUNTY SEAT","SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY SEAT IN NEWLY ORGANIZED COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.73.htm#73.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"09afd6e75f600a0a30c3f73880ffbb64433a3c501608967667aef5792feacd8e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-72.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-73.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}